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Kaskapau Formation

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McLearn, F.H., 1926. "New species from the Coloradoan of lower Smoky and lower Peace rivers, Alberta";
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area, and thickens up to 900 meters (3,000 ft) in the foothills of the
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are also present in the sand beds, genus encountered include
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word for "smoky". It was first described on the banks of the
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fossils are encountered at the base of the formation, and
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The Kaskapau Formation is represented mostly by dark grey
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The formation is 170 meters (560 ft) thick in the
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layers may occur in the British Columbia foothills.
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It is equivalent to the upper 301: 199:up to 900 meters (3,000 ft) 1213:Geologic formations of Alberta 648:10.7287/peerj.preprints.1369v3 1: 420:The formation is part of the 1233:Cretaceous British Columbia 746:Northwestern Alberta Plains 592:Geological Survey of Canada 1264: 428:in the western area, and 382:Geographical distribution 378:by F.H. McLearn in 1926. 117: 23: 773:Northern Rocky Mountains 407:Northern Rocky Mountains 759:North-central foothills 706:Oil sands and heavy oil 226:tongues and lenticles, 534:in the lower part and 394: 362:The name derives from 633:Reid, Ian J. (2016). 471:foothills in western 389: 730:Depositional regions 609:"Kaskapau Formation" 457:Blackstone Formation 134:Geological formation 1088:Beaverhill Lake GRP 716:Natural gas liquids 698:Hydrocarbon history 518:fragments (such as 426:Bad Heart Formation 258: /  25:Stratigraphic range 1228:Cretaceous Alberta 938:Schooler Creek GRP 497:Pouce Coupe Member 442:Dunvegan Formation 395: 349:Kaskapau Formation 274:Kaskapau Formation 263:55.917°N 118.633°W 190:Dunvegan Formation 180:Cardium Formations 19:Kaskapau Formation 1200: 1199: 1103:Fort Vermilion FM 867:Fort St. John GRP 756:North-east Plains 465:Muskiki Formation 461:Cardium Formation 438:Pouce Coupe River 434:Cardium Formation 422:Smoky River Group 392:Pouce Coupe River 345: 344: 144:Smoky River Group 1255: 1248:Shale formations 1130:Sulphur Point FM 1115:Watt Mountain FM 926:Poker Chip Shale 798:Northwest plains 751:Canadian Rockies 737:Southern Alberta 683: 676: 669: 660: 653: 652: 650: 630: 624: 623: 621: 620: 611:. Archived from 604: 595: 588: 582: 581: 579: 578: 564: 493:Doe Creek Member 469:Canadian Rockies 411:British Columbia 376:Puskwaskau River 351:is a geological 307: 305: 304: 282: 281: 279: 278: 277: 275: 270: 269: 268:55.917; -118.633 264: 259: 256: 255: 254: 251: 122: 113: 43: 16: 1263: 1262: 1258: 1257: 1256: 1254: 1253: 1252: 1238:Coniacian Stage 1203: 1202: 1201: 1196: 1192:Canadian Shield 1081:Cooking Lake FM 1066:Fort Simpson FM 948:Charlie Lake FM 882:Spirit River FM 850:Pouce Coupe MBR 793: 742:Central Alberta 725: 692: 687: 657: 656: 639:PeerJ Preprints 632: 631: 627: 618: 616: 606: 605: 598: 589: 585: 576: 574: 568:Cree Dictionary 566: 565: 561: 556: 509: 481: 453:central Alberta 384: 366:(ᑲᐢᑲᐸᐦᑌᐤ), the 357:Late Cretaceous 302: 300: 273: 271: 267: 265: 261: 260: 257: 252: 249: 247: 245: 244: 125: 112: 111: 110: 109: 104: 99: 94: 89: 84: 79: 74: 69: 64: 59: 54: 49: 38: 37: 35: 12: 11: 5: 1261: 1259: 1251: 1250: 1245: 1243:Turonian Stage 1240: 1235: 1230: 1225: 1220: 1215: 1205: 1204: 1198: 1197: 1195: 1194: 1189: 1188: 1187: 1182: 1180:Basal Red Beds 1177: 1172: 1167: 1162: 1157: 1152: 1147: 1142: 1137: 1132: 1127: 1122: 1117: 1107: 1106: 1105: 1100: 1095: 1085: 1084: 1083: 1078: 1073: 1068: 1063: 1053: 1052: 1051: 1049:Jean Marie MBR 1041: 1036: 1034:Trout River FM 1031: 1026: 1021: 1016: 1015: 1014: 1009: 1004: 994: 993: 992: 987: 982: 980:Taylor Flat FM 972: 967: 962: 957: 956: 955: 950: 945: 935: 934: 933: 928: 923: 921:Rock Creek MBR 913: 908: 907: 906: 901: 896: 886: 885: 884: 879: 877:Peace River FM 874: 872:Shaftesbury FM 864: 859: 858: 857: 852: 847: 842: 837: 832: 827: 817: 812: 807: 801: 799: 795: 794: 792: 791: 785: 780: 775: 770: 765: 760: 757: 754: 749:South-central 747: 744: 739: 733: 731: 727: 726: 724: 723: 718: 713: 708: 702: 700: 694: 693: 688: 686: 685: 678: 671: 663: 655: 654: 625: 596: 583: 558: 557: 555: 552: 528:Dunveganoceras 508: 505: 480: 477: 449:Colorado Group 383: 380: 343: 342: 339: 335: 334: 331: 327: 326: 324:Kaskapau Ricer 321: 317: 316: 312: 311: 298: 294: 293: 288: 284: 283: 242: 236: 235: 231: 230: 221: 217: 216: 210: 206: 205: 201: 200: 197: 193: 192: 187: 183: 182: 173: 169: 168: 151: 147: 146: 141: 137: 136: 131: 127: 126: 124:Kaskapau Shale 123: 115: 114: 107: 106: 105: 100: 95: 90: 85: 80: 75: 70: 65: 60: 55: 50: 45: 44: 21: 20: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 1260: 1249: 1246: 1244: 1241: 1239: 1236: 1234: 1231: 1229: 1226: 1224: 1221: 1219: 1216: 1214: 1211: 1210: 1208: 1193: 1190: 1186: 1183: 1181: 1178: 1176: 1173: 1171: 1168: 1166: 1163: 1161: 1158: 1156: 1153: 1151: 1148: 1146: 1143: 1141: 1138: 1136: 1135:Pine Point FM 1133: 1131: 1128: 1126: 1125:Presqu’ile FM 1123: 1121: 1118: 1116: 1113: 1112: 1111: 1110:Elk Point GRP 1108: 1104: 1101: 1099: 1098:Swan Hills FM 1096: 1094: 1091: 1090: 1089: 1086: 1082: 1079: 1077: 1074: 1072: 1069: 1067: 1064: 1062: 1059: 1058: 1057: 1054: 1050: 1047: 1046: 1045: 1042: 1040: 1037: 1035: 1032: 1030: 1027: 1025: 1022: 1020: 1017: 1013: 1010: 1008: 1005: 1003: 1000: 999: 998: 995: 991: 988: 986: 985:Kiskatinaw FM 983: 981: 978: 977: 976: 973: 971: 968: 966: 963: 961: 958: 954: 951: 949: 946: 944: 941: 940: 939: 936: 932: 929: 927: 924: 922: 919: 918: 917: 914: 912: 911:Nikanassin FM 909: 905: 902: 900: 897: 895: 892: 891: 890: 887: 883: 880: 878: 875: 873: 870: 869: 868: 865: 863: 860: 856: 855:Doe Creek MBR 853: 851: 848: 846: 843: 841: 838: 836: 833: 831: 828: 826: 825:Puskwaskau FM 823: 822: 821: 818: 816: 813: 811: 808: 806: 803: 802: 800: 796: 790: 786: 784: 781: 779: 778:Fort St. John 776: 774: 771: 769: 766: 764: 761: 758: 755: 752: 748: 745: 743: 740: 738: 735: 734: 732: 728: 722: 719: 717: 714: 712: 709: 707: 704: 703: 701: 699: 695: 691: 684: 679: 677: 672: 670: 665: 664: 661: 649: 644: 640: 636: 629: 626: 615:on 2013-01-11 614: 610: 603: 601: 597: 593: 587: 584: 573: 572:"Kaskapahtew" 569: 563: 560: 553: 551: 549: 545: 541: 537: 533: 529: 525: 521: 517: 513: 506: 504: 502: 498: 494: 490: 486: 478: 476: 474: 470: 466: 462: 458: 454: 450: 445: 443: 439: 435: 431: 430:unconformably 427: 423: 418: 416: 412: 408: 404: 400: 393: 388: 381: 379: 377: 373: 369: 365: 360: 358: 354: 350: 340: 336: 332: 328: 325: 322: 318: 313: 310: 299: 295: 292: 289: 285: 280: 243: 241: 237: 232: 229: 225: 222: 218: 215: 212:Carbonaceous 211: 207: 202: 198: 194: 191: 188: 184: 181: 177: 174: 170: 167: 163: 159: 155: 152: 148: 145: 142: 138: 135: 132: 128: 121: 116: 103: 98: 93: 88: 83: 78: 73: 68: 63: 58: 53: 48: 42: 34: 30: 26: 22: 17: 1185:Granite Wash 1175:Ernestina FM 1170:Cold Lake FM 1165:Chinchaga FM 1155:Keg River FM 1120:Gillwood MBR 1093:Waterways FM 1056:Woodbend GRP 975:Stoddart GRP 943:Baldonnel FM 889:Bullhead GRP 844: 783:Saskatchewan 638: 628: 617:. 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Index

Stratigraphic range
Turonian
Coniacian
Ma
PreꞒ

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S
D
C
P
T
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K
Pg
N

Geological formation
Smoky River Group
Doe Creek
Pouce Coupe
Wartenbe
Tuskoola
Bad Heart
Cardium Formations
Dunvegan Formation
shale
Sandstone
volcanic ash
Coordinates

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